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• Befides what I have before obferved, relative to the different Genders of French Adjectives, p. 1c8, Learners are to take notice that thofe which end with an not accented, as aimable, avare, &c are not, in that respect, fufceptible of any variation, but are common to both Genders,

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Numeral

utile c.

vrai m, e f.

Numeral adjectives are those which ferve to indicate objects, either by determining or declaring their Number, as one, two, three, &c. or by affigning or diftinguishing their Order and Rank, as the first, the fecond, &c. for which reason, they are divided into Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers; * viz. Cardinal Numbers.

Nombres cardinaux./

Un m, une f.

One,

1. I.

2. II.

Deux,

two.

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3. III.

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4. ĮV.

Cinq,

five.

5. V.

Six,

fix.

6. VI.

Sept,

Seven.

7. VII.

Huit,

Neuf,

eight.
nine.

8. VIII.

9. IX.

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10. X.

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The word Cardinal fignifies chief or principal, and is given to the firft kind of Numeral Adjectives, becaule they are the root from which thofe that are called the Ordinal Numbers are derived. It must be observed, that the first confonant of cinq, fix, Jept, huit, neuf, and dix, are articulated at the end of a phrase, and before a word beginning with a vowel; and that the three compound numbers dix-fept, &c. are alfo pronounced diffet, dif-uit, dif-neuf

vingt

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quarante-deux, &c. forty-two, Sc.

42. XLII.

Cinquante,

Fifty.

cinquante-et-un,

fifty-one.

cinquante-deux,&c.fifty-two, &c.

Soixante,

Sixty.

foixante-et-un, fixty-one.

foixante-deux, &c. fixty-two, &c.

foixante-dix,

Seventy.

foixante-onze, feventy-one.

foixante-douze, &c.feventy-two, Fc.

Quatre-vingt, Eighty.
quatre-vingt-un, eighty-one.
quatre-vingt-deux, eighty-two, Sc.
quatre-vingt-dix, Ninety.
quatre-vingt-onze, ninety-one.
quatre-vingt-douze, ninety-two, &c.

50. L.

51. LI.
52. LII.
60. LX.
61. LXI.

62. LXII.
70. LXX.

71. LXXI.
72. LXXII.
80. LXXX.
81. LXXXI.
82. LXXXII..
90. XC.

91. XCI.

Cent

cent-un*,

cent-vingt,

cent-vingt, & un, &c.

cent-trente. &c.

92. XCII.

3

Hundred.

100. C.

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Obferve that though the t of Vingt be articulated in vingt-et-un, vingt-deux, &c. as far as Trente, yet it must not be founded in Quatre-vingt-un, quatre-vingt-onze, nor in any of the the other compound numbers, wherein the gt is not uttered. We never fay in French cent-et-un, uor cent-et-deux, cent-et-trois, &c. neither deuxcents-et-un, two hundred and one; deux-cents deux, &c. as in English; but centun, cent-deux, and cent-huit, and cent-onze, &c. without pronouncing the

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Deux-cents,

deux-cents un,

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two hundred & one, 201. CCI.

deux-cents deux, two hundred two. 202. CCII.

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Quatre mille, &c.four thousand.
Dix mille, ten thousand.
Cinquante mille,fifty thousand.

1000. M.

50,000. L.M.

Cent mille, hundred thouf. 100,000. C.M.-
Deux cents mille,two hund.thouf. 200,000. CC.M.
Cinq cents mille,five hund. thouf. 500,000. D.M.
Un million,ampion. 1,000,000.

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Learners are fo obferve-ift, That the Cardinal Numbers un, vingt, cent, and million, are fufceptible of the following additions; viz. Un makes une, either before or relating to a Subftantive of the feminine Gender: as un Garçon, one Boy; une Fille, one Girl; j'en vois un or une, I fee one of them: &c. Vingt makes vingts, when annexed to quatre or fix before a Subftantive only; as Quatre-vingts garçons, and Six vingts hammes, but in no other inftance; for we always write Quatrevingt-deux garçons, &c. Both Cent and Million require an s, when used to denote more than one; as deux cents, two hundred, &c. deux millions, two millions, &c.-2dly, That the Particle et or& is ufed before the unit, as far as Quatre-vingt (eighty) as in vingt-et-un, trente-et-un, quarante-et-un, &c. but not before the other numbers: and after Quatre-vingt,, the conjunctive particle et is not ufed before the Unit.

Nombres

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